KOOI, Rixt Van Der

Rixt van der Kooij is a Dutch pianist, composer, and teacher born in 1968. As a pianist, she specializes in song accompaniment, especially the German-romantic repertoire. Since 2002 she has organized a series of song recitals under the title Vocal Triptych in Friesland. Here she works with young, recently graduated singers and plays historical grand pianos appropriate to the repertoire. Since 2008, she has organized the JongVocaal series at the Haagse Kunstkring in The Hague in which a different theme is the focus each time. Her experience in switching between historic grand pianos and modern instruments resulted in research and obtaining the Master of Music - Classical Piano in June 2018. (Research Exposure: Schubert songs's performed on a historical instrument and a modern piano - A search for expression by comparison). Rixt van der Kooij has been a teacher at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague since 1991.